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Indian policy - a proposal for autonomy. - R.W. Dunning. - Article. - December 1969.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
R.W. Dunning
R.W. Dunning's proposal for autonomy for Aboriginals is in sharp contrast to the Canadian Government's "White Paper", published earlier that year. Among his ideas are: government recognition of Aboriginal organizations that represent wide segments of the population, and giving full title to reserve lands to registered band members.

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Indian Policy in the New Conservative Government, Part II: The Nielsen Task Force in the Context of Recent Policy Initiatives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sally M. Weaver
Native Studies Review, vol. 2, no. 2, 1986, pp. 1-45
Paper attempts to provide an overview of Indian policy developments in context of recent policy initiatives of the Minister of Indian Affairs, Concludes with with observations on the current status of policy reforms.Part I appeared in NSR, Vol.2, no.1
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"Indian policy ... Where Does It Stand?" - Hon. Jean Chretien. - Speech. - 16 October 1969.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
This speech discusses the Aboriginal reaction to the Federal government's 'White Paper', released in June 1969. Chretien stresses that Canadian society "must break down the barriers of misunderstanding and discrimination" for Aboriginal people to be accepted in Canadian society.
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Indian Record (Vol. 33, #11-12, Nov.-Dec. 1970)

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"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
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Indian Record (Vol. 36, No. 3-4, March-April, 1973)

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"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
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Indian Record (Vol. 41, Nos 5-6, May-June, 1978)

Documents & Presentations
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
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Indian: Scenes From a Renaissance

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Joseph Bruchac
Includes links to audio stories, an inter-active map, photographs and an article about how American Indians are reclaiming their place.
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The Indian Title Question in Canada: An Appraisal in the Light of Calder. - K. Lysyk. - Reprint. - September 1973.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kenneth Lysyk
The author, Deputy Attorney General of Saskatchewan, gives his personal views on the Calder vs. Attorney General of British Columbia legal case that established that Aboriginal title exists in modern Canadian law. The Calder case related to the Nishgas (Nisga'a) land claim in northwestern British Columbia. Item found within folder 'XXXII-39'.

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"Indians, 1923-1962."

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cecilia Wetton
This folder contains a large number of articles, mainly by Mrs. Wetton, describing Native people, their way of life, and problems they were experiencing in the post-contact period. Only a portion of the articles and two brochures were scanned, however there are many articles that contain multiple photographs and interpretations of how Aboriginal people lived on reserves in the 1940s, 50s and 60s.
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Indians-North America

Archival » Archival Items
File containing correspondence relating to land claims (esp. by the Six Nation Council), the Haldimand Treaty, Indian Claims Commission, the Union of Ontario Indians, the Supreme Court.
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Indians of British Columbia - Booklet. - 1969.

Alternate Title
Indians of British Columbia: An Historical Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Federal government publication relating to Aboriginal life in British Columbia, covering areas such as pre-contact, explorers and traders, colonization, missions, post-Confederation, education and economic development.
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The Indians of Canada - T.A. Crerar. - Radio talk. - 23 February 1937.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
T.A. Crerar
Subtitle: The fourth of a series of ten radio talks on the natural resources of Canada, given by the Honourable T.A. Crerar, Minister of Mines and Resources, over the national network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation at 10.30 E.S.T., February 9, 1937.
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Indians of the Prairie Provinces / (An Historical Review)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND)
Federal government review of Aboriginal life in the prairie provinces, covering areas such as pre-contact, explorers and traders, introduction of the horse, colonization, treaties, missionaries, the Northwest Resistance and education.
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Indigenous History: A Bibliography

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Shekon Neechie
Lists works written by Indigenous authors published between 2000 and 2018. Focuses on substantial books, articles and book chapters on original primary historical research, research methodology and historiography.
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Indigenous Land Claims and Economic Development: The Canadian Experience

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert B. Anderson
Bob Kayseas
Leo Paul Dana
Kevin Hindle
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 634-648
Discussion of aboriginal efforts to improve their socioeconomic status through entrepreneurship and business development fuelled by land claims settlements.
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Indigenous Peoples' Land Rights under the International Conventional Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Alternate Title
Torkel Oppsahls minneseminar ; April 28, 2004
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Martin Scheinin
Discussion based on cases decided under the Optional Protocol to the Convent, on the Human Rights Committee's general comments and consideration of periodic report by States parties. Focuses on Article 1: the right of all peoples to self determination; and Article 27: the protection afforded under the notions of 'culture' and 'minority'.
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Indigenous Perspectives Education Guide

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Historica Canada

Teacher's resource includes lesson plans, classroom activities, links to online resources, and worksheets divided into five sections with associated themes: human geography (Indigenous peoples, civilizations and territories; contact to 1763 (encounters with Europeans); 1763 to 1876 (oral histories and biographies); 1876 to 1914 (policies and politics); 1914 to 1982 (separate and unequal); and 1980s to present day (toward reconciliation).

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Indigenous-Settler Treaty Making in Canada

Alternate Title
Honour Among Nations? Treaties and Agreements with Indigenous People
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Bradford W. Morse
Comments on the value of treaty making for both parties. Chapter 2 from Honour Among Nations? Treaties and Agreements with Indigenous People edited by Kathryn Shain, Marcia Langton, Maureen Tehan, Lisa Palmer.
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The Indigenous World 2015

E-Books
Author/Creator
[Olga Murashko
Johannes Rohr
Stephen Hendrie
Jennifer Preston
Frank Sejersen
Marianne Lykke Thomsen ... [et al.]]
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The Innu: Another Cry for Help

Alternate Title
CBC-TV News in Review
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
News in Review, February 2001, pp. 18-30
Overview of social problems and land claim demands. Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD News in Review. February 2001.
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Introduction [Aboriginal Peoples and Canada]

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth McRoberts
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 12, Aboriginal Peoples and Canada, Fall, 1995, pp. [5]-9
Introduction to special issue, Aboriginal Peoples and Canada. Scroll down to page 5 to read article.
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Inuit Dreams, Inuit Realities: Shattering the Bonds of Dependency

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Mancini Billson
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 283-299
Comments on the creation of Nunavut Territory and the benefits this presented to the Inuit people including renewed sense of pride, identity and autonomy.
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Inuit Heritage Trust

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Inuit Heritage Trust
Inuit organization that deals with issues of archaeology, ethnographic objects and archives. Website highlights the organization's projects, programs, and traditional place names.
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The Inuvialuit Vision Has Met With Success

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Aarviunaa
Inuktitut, no. 95, Winter, 2005, pp. 58-62
Commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement (IFA) with a brief history of changes in society since first major contact and outlines the changes which have been the result of the settlement of the land claim.
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